JC_LS320
Jefferson City, MO   Sat Oct 17, 2009   MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News

Fruitland- Fruitland Livestock Auction
Monthly Sheep and Goat Report for 10/16/2009
 
Receipts:  895    Last Month:  1072    Year Ago:  928

******Sheep and goat sale is on the third Friday of the month at 10:00 am******

******(All goats at Fruitland will now be sold per hundred weight.)*************

   Compared to last month, feeder lambs sold 8.00 lower; slaughter lambs sold 
17.00 lower; slaughter ewes sold 5.00 higher; slaughter rams 5.00 lower. Billies 
traded 4.00 higher, nannies sold steady, kids sold 14.00 lower, feeder kids sold 
3.00 lower and few yearlings sold steady; Demand and supply light.   Sheep made 
up approximately 55 percent of the offering, 45 percent goats. Sheep and goats 
are priced on a per hundred weight basis.

   Slaughter lambs:  Choice 2-3   45-56 lbs 107.50-113.00; 61-77 lbs 102.00-
113.00; few 80-95 lbs 95.00-105.000. 

   Feeder lambs:  Medium and Large 1-2   30-47 lbs 85.00-90.00.

   Slaughter ewes:  Utility and Good 1-3   115-155 lbs 45.00-52.50.  

   Slaughter rams:  few 185-245 lbs 36.00-42.50.

    Replacement ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2   100-116 lbs 67.50-70.00.

   Goats: **********All goats price per Hundred weight***************

   Kids:  Selection 1   46-58 lbs 107.00-113.00 per cwt; 65-69 lbs 112.50-
119.00.   Selection 2   40-60 lbs 92.50-101.00 per cwt.   Selection 3 few
50-60 lbs 90.00-92.50 per cwt.  Pygmy: Scarce:

   Yearlings Selection 1-2 few 79-94 lbs 79.00-85.00

  Does/Nannies:  Selection 2-3, 85-125 lbs 48.50-55.00 per cwt.   Pygmy: 46-54 
lbs 43.50-45.00 per cwt.

   Billies:  Bulk medium flesh few 108-175 lbs 65.00-77.00 per cwt. Replacement 
Billies pkg 90 lbs 96.00.

   Replacement Classes:  Selection 1-2   Does/Nannies:  Selection 1-2 85-90 lbs 
90.00-92.50 per cwt.   Milking Nannies  Scarce:   Nannies with kids Scarce:

   Stocker/Feeder Kids:  Selection 1 few 23-41 lbs 92.50-101.50.   Selection 1-
2 31-50 lbs 82.50-90.00 per cwt.   Selection 2-3 28-37 lbs 77.50-83.00 per cwt.


Source: Missouri Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Fruitland MO 
         Dennis Nagel, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS320.txt
 
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